2 August SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Mullen Concerned over Afghan Border – BBC
ISAF Operations Roundup –AFPS
Civil Affairs Soldier Makes Immediate Impact –AFPS
4 Dead in Suicide Bombing at Hotel in Kunduz – AP
Suicide Bombers Storm Afghan Guesthouse, Four Killed – Reuters
“Kill Team”: Soldier Reaches Plea Deal – AP
Pakistan
US Warns Pakistan Over Curbs on Diplomat Travel – AP
Bomb Kills 2 Pakistani Soldiers Near Afghan Border – AP
India and Pakistan, Talking – NYT editorial
Iraq
Sectarian Violence Predicted after US Troops Leave – WP
US Claims Success in Curbing Iranian-Backed Attacks –NYT
US Sees Dramatic Drop in Iran-Backed Attacks in Iraq – Reuters
Deadline Nears for Iraqi Request, Mullen Says –AFPS
Delay on Iraq Decision Threatens Smooth Withdrawal – AP
US Troops Must Have Legal Immunity to Stay in Iraq – AP
US Forces Build Flexibility into Iraq Exit Plan – AFPS
In Iraqi Village, a Raid Sows Distrust of Americans –NYT
14 Wounded in Church Attack in North Iraq – AP
Iraq Declares First-ever Heat Holiday – WP
Syria
Syrian Forces Renew Assault on Hama –WP
Syrian Forces Renew Strike on Restive City of Hama –NYT
Syrian Tanks Renew Attack on Hama –BBC
Regime Launches Attacks on Hama, Other Cities – LAT
Hama Suffers Heaviest Shelling in 2-day Assault –JP
Syrian Troops Attack Hama for 2nd Day –AP
UN Security Council Revives Syria Debate – Reuters
EU Expands Sanctions on Syria –VOA
EU Slaps More Sanctions on Syria – AP
Analysis: Assad Embarks on Path of No Return – Reuters
Syria’s Ramadan Massacre – WP editorial
Libya
Western Allies Move Cautiously on Libyan Assets – LAT
In Libya, No Cease-fire for Ramadan – WP
France Hands Rebels $259m in Unfrozen Funds – Reuters
25 Libyan Refugees Found Dead on Boat –VOA
Many Dead on Italy Migrant Boat – BBC
Gadhafi Official Urges Filipinos to Come to Libya –AP
Chavez: Venezuela Firmly Backing Gadhafi – AP
Yemen
Yemeni Airstrikes Kill 15 Suspected Militants –AP
Yemen Air Raid Kills 13 Militants – Reuters
Israel / Palestinians
TV: Israel Agrees to Negotiate over Pre-’67 Lines –AP
Israel PM Ready to Discuss Border ‘Package’ – Reuters
Israelis Kill 2 as West Bank Raid Goes Awry – NYT
Israeli Soldiers Kills 2 Palestinians – WP
Egypt
Egyptian Forces Roust Tahrir Square Sit-In –NYT
Military Police Break Up Egyptian Sit-in –WP
Egyptian Forces Clear Activists From Tahrir Square – AP
Egypt’s Poor Cannot Afford a Revolution – LAT
Middle East / North Africa
Iran Kills, Arrests People Linked to Gas Pipeline Blast – Reuters
To Punish Iran, Seize Its Embassy – NYT opinion
Latest Developments in Arab World’s Unrest – AP
Al Qaeda
Getting bin Laden: A Detailed Peek – TNY
United States
House Approves Increase in Debt Ceiling -WP
House Passes Bill on Debt Ceiling – NYT
Debt Deal to Hit DC Economy, Defense Firms –WP
Debt ‘Trigger’ Has Pentagon in Cross Hairs – WP
Deal Includes Billions in Defense Cuts, Pay, Vet Programs Safe –S&S
Does Debt Bill ‘Gut’ Military? Depends Whom You Ask – NYT
FBI: ‘Credible Lead’ Surfaces in D.B. Cooper Case – AP
Africa
Famine in East Africa –USAT
Somalis Waste Away as Insurgents Block Escape From Famine – NYT
Up to Six More Somalia Regions May Face Famine –Reuters
US to Ease A-T Rules to Help Drought-Stricken Somalia – AP
AU Force Presses Offensive to Ease Somali Food Aid –VOA
Somalia: 2 AU Troops Die During Suicide Bomb Raid – AP
Somali Refugees: No Food to Break Ramadan Fast –AP
Ex-Military Leader to Run as Sierra Leone President – Reuters
Americas
21 Top Prosecutors Quit as Mexico Continues Purge -AP
Mexican Police Search for Missing Pollsters – AP
Panama Police Seize Half a Ton of Heroin –AP
Cuban Lawmakers Meet to Consider Economic Changes –AP
Cuba Revising Travel Policies – Reuters
Venezuela’s Chavez Loses Hair From Chemotherapy– Reuters
Asia Pacific
Japan: N. Korea Seeks New Missile, China Navy Active – AP
China Issues Guidelines to Ease South China Sea Tensions – Reuters
China’s Xinjiang Region Hit by More Attacks –VOA
China Blames Foreign-Trained Separatists for Attacks in Xinjiang –NYT
China: Islamic Radicals Behind Violence in Kashgar – LAT
China Blames Pakistan-Trained Militants for Attack – AP
China Offers Emergency Flood Aid to North Korea –VOA
N. Korea ‘Keen’ for Nuclear Talks –BBC
North Korea Says Agrees to More US Talks – Reuters
Japanese Lawmakers Barred from South Korea –VOA
5 South Koreans Arrested over Espionage –AP
Deadly Political Violence in Indonesian Province – NYT
Thai Parliament Opens, Thaksin’s Sister Expected to Lead – VOA
Vietnam Dissident Calls for Reforms During Appeal – AP
Bomb Blast Kills 1, Wounds 6 in Philippines – AP
Heavy Flooding Swamps Manila, Gov’t Suspends Work – AP
Europe
Turks Question Power of Prime Minister – NYT
Turkish PM Convenes Key Meeting After Mass Army Resignations –VOA
Turkey to Name New Military Leaders – WP
Turkey to Appoint Military Chiefs – BBC
Military Brass Absent as Turkey Meets on Military –WSJ
Turkish Meeting Shows Who Is in Charge – AP
Kurdish Rebels Kill 3 Turkish Soldiers –AP
Russia Replies Sharply to US Senate’s Support of Georgia – NYT
Putin Supports Merger of Russia and Belarus –AP
Putin Says US Is ‘Parasite’ on Global Economy – Reuters
Kosovo PM Backs Drive for North –AP
Norway Attacks: Was Breivik a Christian Terrorist? –CSM
Norway ‘Must Resist Witch Hunt’ – BBC
South Asia
Corruption Uproar Again Derails Indian Parliament Agenda –VOA
India’s Internet Crackdown -WP
India and Pakistan, Talking – NYT editorial
Sri Lanka Admits to Civilian Deaths During War –VOA
